22 Years Behind Bars Without Parole: Model Prisoner Sues Minister
Tebogo Modise was recommended for parole in 2019 but remains in prison despite a court order demanding reasons for his continued incarceration
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Board of Deputies Conflates Judaism and Zionism
Views expressed by the official voice of South African Jewry are out of step with many Jews who are horrified by Israel’s actions in Gaza
Contractor Cancels Emfuleni’s Financial System Due to Non-payment
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) has sunk even deeper into the quagmire as the contractor BCX Solar, which manages the Municipality’s financial system, cancelled its services due to non-payment. Emfuleni paid the R3,6 million licence fee, but failed to settle the system’s maintenance fees. With the financial system down, no […]
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Not Enough Prisoners Have Access to Work and Training Opportunities
People earn less than R250 a month working in prison workshops or farms
Artscape Social Housing Development Moves Ahead
1,476 social housing units planned at 16-storey development
Lesotho Claims There Are Illegal Military Training Camps on SA Farms
Security chiefs say youths are lured by Malata Naha group to fight for return of territories to Lesotho, but an opposition politician claims it’s a ruse
Chimamanda’s Lagos Homecoming Wasn’t Just a Book Launch, It Was a Cultural Moment
This was a remarkable event because it defied the tired cliché that Africans do not read.
Now That the George Building Collapse CBE Report Is Public, It Must Be Tabled in Council
GOOD Statement by Chantelle Kyd ,GOOD George Councillor 19 July 2025 The GOOD Party welcomes the decision by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson to publicly release the Council for the Built Environment’s (CBE) investigation report into the George building collapse. The press conference was emotionally charged, with the families of the victims making […]
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Red Flags Raised Over New Shelter for Durban’s Homeless
The eThekwini municipality’s Sakhithemba Homeless Shelter in Illovo is about 25 kilometres from Durban’s city centre
Treasury Hands HIV Response a Lifeline, but It’s Probably Too Little
UNAIDS says US funding cuts put decades of progress against HIV in jeopardy
Affordable Housing Without State Subsidies?
City plans to sell land to private developers at a discount
R562 Million Later – No Permanent WCED Head Office, No Inner-City Housing, and No Accountability
The Western Cape Government has spent over half a billion rand on office space for the Western Cape Education Department (WCED),yet it still has no permanent headquarters. This alarming misuse of public funds was revealed in written responses to GOOD by current Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers and former MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela, following parliamentary questions submitted in November 2020, and again in April and June 2025.
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Ouncillor Exposes Human Trafficking Den in Kempton Park
On Friday (4 July), the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) helped to rescue 14 Ethiopian men who had been held captive in a house in Birchleigh North. The party’s councillor in Kempton Park, Jean Kriek, was informed of people calling for help from the house in question and went to investigate. Upon arrival at the […]
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Explainer: Affordable Housing in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has promised 12,000 affordable homes
Minister Macpherson Must Release the George Building Collapse CBE Report Without Further Delay
GOOD Statement by Chantelle Kyd,GOOD George Councillor 06 July 2025 Two months ago today, at the memorial service for the victims of the George building collapse, Public Works & Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson stood before grieving families and pledged to return to personally brief them on the findings of the Council for the Built Environment […]
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Barbara Bell Fought All Her Life for South Africa’s Children
Outspoken activist died last week aged 86
Extortionists “Hell-Bent” on Derailing MyCiti Bus Project
Crossroads and Philippi business forums deny City’s allegations of intimidation and say they are being sidelined
R10-Million Emergency Lottery Funding for Flood-Ravaged Eastern Cape
The money was approved swiftly using a new funding mechanism that replaced one that had been mired in corruption
Gauteng: Anti-corruption is More Than a Press Briefing
GOOD Statement by Matthew Cook,GOOD National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor 27 June 2025 The GOOD Party notes the release of 47 finalised forensic investigation reports by Premier Panyaza Lesufi as part of Gauteng’s anti-corruption drive. This release, which includes cases dating back to 2016 and spanning multiple departments, is a welcome step toward […]
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Government Still Has No Plan to Replace US HIV Funding
A petition calls on the health department to release an emergency plan
Court Rules That #UniteBehind be Added to PRASA Corruption Case
Commuter activists to present and challenge evidence in the pending review by former PRASA board members
Saving the Critically Endangered African Penguin
At the current rate, they will be extinct in the wild by 2035. Scientists are hopeful that protecting their food supply will reverse their decline
Global Fund Is $6-Billion Short and May Have to Cut Life-Saving Programmes
US has cut funding and it’s not clear if other donors will meet their pledges
One in Four South Africans Don’t Have Enough Food. Activists Call for Action
Union Against Hunger shines light on the right to food